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A digital hero wields the Techno-sword, explores a 2D kingdom, and battles corrupted Stallions in a retro action-adventure.
Released 30 Mar 2021
Wield the Techno-sword
Battle Corrupted Stallions
Unlock Sword Abilities
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Developed by Studio Koba · Published by Team17









Narita Boy takes place inside the Digital Kingdom, a digital realm connected to the real world. You play as Narita Boy, a hero summoned after the Creator’s memories are erased and corrupted Stallions threaten the kingdom.
Fight enemies with the Techno-sword in side-scrolling action combat, combining sword attacks with abilities that become available as you progress. Platform through the kingdom and face distinctive enemy encounters and bosses.
Explore connected regions, find items such as floppy disks to open routes, and uncover the Creator’s memories. New abilities expand your options as you advance through the story and its pixel-art digital world.
Players who enjoy Narita Boy often highlight its detailed pixel art, animation, synth-heavy soundtrack, and distinctive retro atmosphere. Some also praise the evolving sword combat and the story’s digital world, while other reviews find the fighting repetitive or awkward, the story difficult to follow, and navigation frustrating without a map.
Flashback to the 80s. The Creator, a genius of his time, creates a video game console called Narita One with its flagship title being a game called Narita Boy.
Narita Boy becomes a tremendous hit! Copies of cartridges are flying off physical shelves worldwide. Within weeks Narita Boy is the best-selling video game of all time, critically acclaimed for its power-fantasy wielding Techno-sword and taking players on a journey like no other.
Meanwhile, inside the binary code, the digital realm connects with reality. Him has returned and deleted The Creator’s memories. Supervisor program, Motherboard, and her agents have activated the Narita Boy protocol.
The Stallions are coming, and the Digital Kingdom needs a hero.
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Pixel perfectionist – The shining example of a perfectionist at work. Experience the visuals of a retro-era brought to life with hand-drawn animations.
Explore the mysteries of the Digital Kingdom – Venture up, down, left, and right to discover the darkest depths of the broken binary code in this never-ending story*.
Max out the Trichroma – Equipped with the only weapon able to defeat the Stallion threat, take the Techno-sword and plunge it into the digital hearts of your enemies. Do not let this empire strike back, be the true blade runner.
Diehard enemies – Face foes only imagined from your darkest fever-dreams!
Show those bosses the bytes – Face-off against tons of totally radical and awesome bosses. Become the boss terminator, by overcoming the deadly Crab, DragonBot, Black Rainbow, and so much more!
Sounds of the retro-grade-times - Feel fresh waves of synth wash over you while travelling the Digital Kingdom. With kickin’ beats that will send you back to the future.
*there is an end to the story.


| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
|---|---|
| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Achievements | 34 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |